Map of Mérida, Venezuela

Mérida is the administrative centre of Mérida, Venezuela, with a population of about 300,000. It lies at 8.5897°N, 71.1561°W. Mérida is about 514 km (320 mi) southwest of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ejido, 10 km to the southwest.

Mérida at a glance

Where is Mérida?

• The 16th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mérida

• Ejido — 10 km southwest
• Socopó — 54 km southeast
• El Vigía — 55 km west
• Caja Seca — 62 km north
• Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo — 65 km northwest
• Ciudad Bolivia — 70 km east
• Tovar — 72 km southwest
• Barinitas — 84 km east
• Santa Bárbara — 86 km south
• San Carlos del Zulia — 96 km northwest

Largest cities in Mérida

• El Vigía — 162,289
• Ejido — 120,978
• Tovar — 48,395

Largest cities in Venezuela

• Caracas — 3,000,000
• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• Valencia — 1,619,470
• Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
• Ciudad Guayana — 978,202
• Barcelona — 815,141
• Maturín — 647,459
• Maracay — 464,700
• Ciudad Bolívar — 412,619
• Cumaná — 405,626

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Other places named Mérida

• Mérida — Yucatán, Mexico
• Mérida — Extremadura, Spain

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.